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Postal Service Rate Increases

Effective Jan. 26, 2014, the United States Postal Service will increase prices on most classes of mail. The overall increase will be 5.99 percent.  The price of first class stamps will increase from 46 cents to 49 cents. UMW will continue to support pre-sort and bulk mailing discount options for all eligible mail.Erma Baker Assistant […]

UMW Hosts Fall FOCUS Conference

The University of Mary Washington’s Office of Finance hosted the Fall 2013 FOCUS (Fiscal Officers of College and Universities State Supported) Conference Nov. 12 to14, 2013, at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House and Conference Center. The two-day conference brought in over 137 attendees from various Higher Education Institutions in Virginia. The conference opened with President Hurley sharing […]

UMW Achieves Level II Decentralized Operational Authority from the State

On Oct. 29, 2013, the University received notice from The Offices of the Secretaries of Finance, Administration, Technology and Education, that UMW had been granted a significantly increased level of autonomy in its purchasing and information technology functions. This is the culmination of several years of work in which the University had to show repeatedly […]

UMW Helps Avoid Area Electrical Brown Out

At the peak of last week’s heat wave, Dominion Power asked its large energy users along the East Coast to reduce consumption as much as possible. Last Wednesday, UMW asked the campus community to help manage the strain on the grid by allowing cooling temperatures to rise slightly and turn off electrical lights and equipment […]

Travel Training Information Session

Accounts Payable will be holding a travel training/overview session on September 4, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Red Room.  We encourage any employee who may travel or who organizes travel to attend the session.  A separate session for Admissions is being held the afternoon of September 5.